Digital Era Must Be Embraced

Kompas/Wisnu Widiantoro

President Joko Widodo (center), Coordinating Economic Minister Darmin Nasution (fifth from left) and Trade Minister Enggartiasto Lukita (fifth from right) pose for a photograph with trade award recipients prior to opening the 32nd Trade Expo Indonesia at ICE in BSD, South Tangerang, Banten, Wednesday (11/10). The trade exhibition involves both domestic and international industry players and will run through Oct. 15.

TANGERANG, KOMPAS — The shift from offline to online trading must be anticipated. This shift, slowly but surely, is starting to change the pattern of global trade, as well as regional and local commerce.

“The shift to the digital era cannot be denied. Instead, it must be embraced and used to boost our trade volume,” President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo said on Wednesday (11/10) during the Trade Expo Indonesia (TEI) 2017 at the Indonesia Convention Exhibition in BSD, Tangerang, Banten.